Effexor withdrawal and weight loss
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A while back, when I was on Wellbutran, I lost weight quite rapidly, and I could not afford to lose weight to begin with. Weight loss and dizzy spells are common side effects of Wellbutran.
My biggest concern is your mom getting through the Effexor withdrawal. She will get through it, but my heart goes out to her. Take care. Best wishes to your mother.
When I decided in March of last year to stop the effexor, even with tapering off of it like my Doctor told me, I still had bad withdrawal. I ended up stopping effexor and then joining weight watchers, that seemed to help my depression more than any medications. Good luck to you. You also have to remember that everyone reacts different to medications. What made me gain weight may make you lose. Good luck!
My doctor told me that Effexor XR does not affect your weight and if anything it causes loss of appetite or weight loss, which I did read on the perscription label from the pharmacy.
Lately, I've been doing more research and all I am finding are blogs about people who have gained a minimum of 25 lbs!!!!!
Can someone give me a straight answer as to yes, it makes you gain weight or no it does not?
I too was on Effexor for over a year and put on approx 100lbs before the dr took me off. I'm on Cymbalta right now and one of its side effects is weight loss, so I've taken off 65 of the 100 so far. I'm not sure of the withdrawal since I took an OD and came off it in one nite. But otherwise I can certainly relate.
The worst were the brain tremors like I said, extreme sweating, nervousness and weight loss. Needless to say, I asked my doctor to take me off of it. He never warned me of the side effects/withdrawals. He put me on Cymbalta, which wasn't much better. I then went on Lexapro, which didn't help at all. Right now, I am taking Prozac. I have had depression for about 8 years, and have taken numerous medications for it, and the only one that seems to help is Prozac.
Hi, I am first week without Effexor and I have started to be very moody and negative. I dont know if this is normal reaction to withdrawal but if this continues, i might go back on pills. I would rather switch the medication than go back on Effexor .In your situation did u go back on Effexor or something else?
I don't have hives, but I do have just generalized itching. I had a long tapering down period, off completely since 8/20, no reduction in any of the withdrawal symptoms yet. No swollen ankles, but in addition to almost all the other symptoms listed, I have food aversions (meat & fish, can't even stay in the kitchen when they are cooking) and sudden weight loss which is just wrong since I haven't been getting any exercise because of the dizziness.
Now since doing some research on the internet, I am wondering if he is experiencing withdrawal symptoms from the sudden onset and discontinuation of Effexor and Depakote, and maybe even serotonin syndrome from taking the Prozac with the Depakote? Please advise. Any information from another psychiatric professional would be extremely helpful!
This time, when I feel poorly, like you do now, I am going to try and ride it out. No way do I want to go back on Effexor and go through all this withdrawal again.
I am feeling really fine at the moment, no withdrawal symptoms, but I have a way to go yet.
I don't know what to say to you, except do you think you can ride this out, and see how you go? It could well be withdrawals.
Like you, I would like to know, is there anyone who has stopped Effexor and has never had to go back on it?
I switched from effexor to wellbutrin. I had to be on both medications at the same time for a long time because of the effexor withdrawal... it was so hard to come off the effexor, I was at the lowest dose for a very long time, 25mg, because I couldn't get off of it the withdrawal symptoms were too bad for me.
I have not taken Lexapro, but I have taken other SSRIs (Prozac, Effexor and Cymbalta). All of them caused the brain zaps. Effexor was the worst offender, and I tapered it ridiculously slowly, and the problem hung on for a very long time. At least I found out it was a withdrawal problem by them - after stopping Prozac I had the brain zaps and suspected I was getting multiple sclerosis or something.
I have been on Effexor XR for 2 years now. I have tried getting off of it a year ago with no success. I couldn't take the withdrawal symptoms and function in my daily life. I decided to stay on it despite the 30 lbs that I had gained since being on it. I initially was given Effexor for my Anxiety. It seemed to have helped, but I couldn't handle the weight gain and loss in sex drive. I have been trying to get off the meds for about 5 mos now and it's been hell.
My mother and best friend have been on my back for years trying to get me off Effexor (and off everything for that matter) and want me to try other "home remedies". I finally told them yesterday to back off. Only a person going through this depression/anxiety knows what it feels like. Everyone wants to diagnose me as just being "stressed out" since I don't have the "typical" depression of crying and such.
I stopped taking Effexor 450mg cold last week as it has very minimal effect on me. I have also gained a fair amount of weight and when I saw my GP last week, I got a script for Duromine.
I have been feeling nauseous, and have very little patience. I am getting about 3 hours sleep per night and feel as though I'm walking around dead.
Has anyone experienced stopping Effexor or starting Duromine?
1st week on Zoloft, with no Effexor, there were some withdrawals, but minimal and they passed quickly. 2 days now off everything and I feel fine. The final question will be once the Zoloft is out of my system in a few days.
FYI…my physician, who seems to be experienced and knowledgeable with the Effexor, informed me that even if I tried to taper down, I would go through withdrawals. He said “why go through it? Take the Zoloft for 10 days.” Bear in mind, I was only on 150 mg.'s for 6 mo.
I never did that until I was well into the withdrawal and was amazed by what I found and the strength of feeling there was out there.
2. It can have unwanted effects on sexual function (particularly men) which seemed to be one of the main reasons people wanted to get off of it.
Like I said, I'm not saying these things will happen to you but they happened to me and when I investigated, I wasn't alone.
would not take lexapro and effexor together. for effexor withdrawal i take omega3 fish oil caps twice a day//benadryl as needed for dizzyness\\ b12 sublingualtwice a day\\st. johns wort twice a day// vitamin d3 twice a day ---ibuprofen(motrin) as needed for muscle pain. as far as i am concerned, i will never take a prescription rx. for anxiety and depression again. i also have ptsd. i am sticking to st. johns wort and omega 3 fish oil caps. both will treat depression.
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